Jumat, 20 November 2009

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White House at odds with bishops over abortion (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 12:45 AM PST

Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, right, greets a crowd of supporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, during a health care reform news conference. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. is at left, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. is at center. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)AP - The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that could blow up the fragile political coalition behind President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 12:17 AM PST

This Sept. 29, 2009 photo shows U.S. Lance Cpl. Chad Phillips, 20, of Geneseo, N.Y., getting his neck measured while taking psychological tests at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif. The U.S. government is testing hundreds of Marines and soldiers before they ship out, in search of clues that might help predict who is most susceptible to post-traumatic stress disorder. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images.

Suicide bomber kills 13 in western Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 12:39 AM PST

Map locates Farah, Afghanistan, where a suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated his explosivesAP - A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle killed 13 people, including a police officer, and wounded 30 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan.

Gunman opens fire on Saipan; 5 dead (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 12:27 AM PST

AP - A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan on Friday, killing four people and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself, officials said.

Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 12:17 AM PST

AP - Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer.

Pentagon looking for Fort Hood management lapses (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 12:18 AM PST

FILE - In this March 7, 2002 file photo, then-Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Vernon Clark testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Clark, and former Army Secretary Togo West were named to review a broad range of Pentagon programs, ranging from medical and personnel policies to how well military bases are secured. (AP Photo/Terry Ashe, File)AP - The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile soldiers hidden in the ranks following the Fort Hood shooting rampage and lapses that might allow others to slip through bureaucratic cracks.

Sources: Giuliani leaning toward run for US Senate (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 12:20 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2009 file photo, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani urges supporters to vote for Republican candidate for New Jersey governor Chris Christie, left, in West Milford, N.J. A spokeswoman for Giuliani insists he still hasn't made up his mind and won't be shy to say so when he does. Christie defeated Gov. Jon S. Corzine and Independent Chris Daggett in the Nov. 3 election. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)AP - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who many Republicans have been pushing to run for governor in 2010, is instead leaning more toward a run for U.S. Senate, according to two party advisers.

Winfrey announcing end of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 01:00 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2009 file photo, Oprah Winfrey arrives at the premiere of the film 'Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire,' at AFI Fest 2009 in Los Angeles. 'The Oprah Winfrey Show,' an iconic broadcast that grew over two decades into a daytime television powerhouse and the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said Thursday night, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)AP - Oprah Winfrey is expected to officially announce that her powerhouse daytime television show will end its 25-season run in 2011.

Heidi Klum wows crowd at Victoria's Secret show (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 12:21 AM PST

Heidi Klum walks the runway during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Armory, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)AP - Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road.

Williams leads Dolphins over Panthers 24-17 (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 12:22 AM PST

Miami Dolphins' Ricky Williams (34) stretches the ball over the goal line for a touchdown as Carolina Panthers' Jon Beason (52) falls in the first half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)AP - Ricky Williams is 32 and far from done. And even without Ronnie Brown, the once written-off Miami Dolphins are back in the playoff picture.

Geithner, under fire, defends AIG bailout (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 04:45 PM PST

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday defended the costly bailout of insurer AIG and urged swift regulatory reform to safeguard the economy from the failure of big financial firms.

Software problem causes airline flight delays (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 03:36 PM PST

Reuters - A computer problem with a flight-processing system disrupted U.S. airline travel on Thursday with the heavily trafficked New York area hit particularly hard through cancellations and delays.

Lou Dobbs mulls run for White House, Senate (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 03:32 PM PST

CNN host Lou Dobbs (C) is confronted by protesters (L) and escorted by police during a march on the holiday for slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in New York in this January 21, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Chip East/FilesReuters - A week after abruptly quitting his longtime job as a CNN television news host and commentator, Lou Dobbs said on Thursday he is considering career options including possible runs for the White House or U.S. Senate.

Bank bill delayed in House, Senate divided (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 06:06 PM PST

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., right, speaks with committee member Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 10,2009, to discuss financial reform. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Reuters - Progress toward tighter U.S. financial regulation faltered in the U.S. Congress on Thursday as a House committee postponed a pivotal vote and Republicans on a Senate committee aired stubborn opposition.

John Kerry's daughter arrested in Hollywood (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 03:35 PM PST

Alexandra Kerry, daughter of former U.S. presidential candidate and Senator John Kerry, speaks at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts, in this July 29, 2004 file photo. REUTERS/Mike Segar/FilesReuters - U.S. Senator John Kerry's elder daughter, Alexandra, who made a red-carpet splash at the Cannes film festival five years ago in a see-through dress, was arrested in Hollywood on Thursday on suspicion of drunken driving.

Philip Morris ordered to pay $300 million to smoker (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 10:34 PM PST

Reuters - A Florida jury on Thursday ordered cigarette maker Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million in damages to a 61-year-old ex-smoker named Cindy Naugle who is wheelchair-bound by emphysema.

AOL to cut one-third of workforce (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 09:07 AM PST

Reuters - AOL plans to cut one-third of its workforce, or about 2,500 jobs, in an effort to trim some $300 million in annual costs as part of the Internet company's planned spin-off from Time Warner Inc.

Motorbike bomber kills 12 in Afghan town (AFP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 11:33 PM PST

Afghan National Army soldiers set out on patrol in Farah Province, southern Afghanistan. A motorcycle suicide bomber has struck the Afghan town, killing 12 people in the deadliest attack since President Hamid Karzai began his second term as president.(AFP/David Furst)AFP - A suicide bomber on a motorcycle struck an Afghan town on Friday, killing 12 people in the deadliest attack since President Hamid Karzai got down to the business of a second term.

Europe names Belgian PM as first president (AFP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 10:46 PM PST

Belgian Prime Minsiter Herman Van Rompuy (R) is congratulated by Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker at a European Union summit in Brussels. EU leaders picked the little known Belgian prime minister as Europe's first president with a mission to give the continent a greater world profile(AFP/Georges Gobet)AFP - EU leaders picked little known Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as Europe's first president with a mission to give the continent a greater world profile.
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